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Feel like your worktapes are lacking some pizzazz because you're not a virtuoso guitarist? Here are some quick & easy ways to add sonic interest to your worktapes! | SongFancy.com

How to Record Better Worktapes When You’re Not an Amazing Guitar Player

September 1, 2016

Let’s face it, we’re not all Lindsay Ell. If you’re like me, my worktapes sound like someone beating the strings of a poor, pitiful guitar…

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How to write songs that spealk: Drawing people into your world with clear, open songwriting. | SongFancy.com

Writing Songs that Speak: How to Write Songs that Reach People with Your Message

August 30, 2016

At SongFancy, the goal is twofold: 1. Get you jazzed and inspired to write songs. 2. And give you tools & techniques to write songs that…

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Songwriting Tips | how to write lyrics that are conversational. Draw your listeners in to your songs by speaking directly to them.

How to Write Conversational Lyrics

August 23, 2016

There are many songwriting techniques you can use to write amazing and impactful lyrics. Here, we’re gonna take a close look at one specific way:…

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Dust off your old songs and give them new life. | Writing Songs | Songwriting Tips

How to Dust off Your Old Songs and Give Them New Life

August 8, 2016

Hey babes! Today we’re gonna talk about what you can do with that big back-log of songs you wrote ages ago. The stuff that you…

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Every songwriter still needs to solo write

6 Damn Good Reasons Why Songwriters Need to Solo Write

August 5, 2016

Co-writing is an absolute blast! It’s basically like hanging out with your really good friends, then coming up with a song at the end that…

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Songwriting Exercise for Uncovering Interesting, Fresh Hooks

April 20, 2016

Great hooks are soooooo hard to come by. This songwriting exercise is a fun one to try when you need some interesting hook ideas (or…

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How to Write Lyrics that Really Make a Difference

August 10, 2015

So you’ve been writing songs for a little while now. You’re familiar with structure, rhyme scheme, melody and putting together a good chord progression. Now…

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7 Things to Say in your First Co-Write with a New Co-Writer

August 1, 2015

Writing with a new co-writer for the very first time can be SO. NERVE WRACKING. Finding great co-writers is basically dating. You ask a lot of…

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What Makes A Great Song Great?

July 13, 2015

Throughout my whole college education, some of the best advice I ever got came from one of my drawing teachers. What he said was, “You can make…

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The Importance of Writing Really Terrible Songs

May 6, 2015

Believe it or not, it’s completely ok to suck. No really. It’s the honest truth. I promise I’m not trying to sell you anything. As…

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